Fri
May 6, 2022
DOLLY VARDEN: 20th Anniversary of "Forgiven Now"
Dolly Varden
Heidi Serwer
Show: 8:30 pm
Doors: 7:30 pm
FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB
$12.00 - $90.00
All Ages
Additional Info
FITZGERALDS PRESENTS:
DOLLY VARDEN
20th Anniversary of "Forgiven Now"
w/ Special Guest Heidi Serwer
RESERVED SEATING AVAILABLE, SEE VENUE FLOORPLAN TO AID IN TICKET SELECTION:
Chicago quintet Dolly Varden is built around the singing and songwriting of husband-and-wife duo Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen, along with Mark Balletto on guitar, Matt Thobe on drums and Mike Bradburn on bass. The lineup has remained the same for 25 years through tours, albums, children and relocations and they continue to enjoy their family-like connection through making music together. Though the band’s name suggests a euphonious connection to a certain country singer, it is actually derived from a rare and beautiful species of trout, which in turn was named after a character in Charles Dickens’ short novel, Barnaby Rudge. Strange, but true: Dawson and Christiansen both had fathers who were avid fishermen who dreamed of one day catching the elusive Dolly Varden in an icy Alaskan lake. Dolly Varden recorded their debut album, Mouthful of Lies, in Christiansen’s art studio on a 4-track cassette machine and released it on their own Mid-Fi label in 1995. The success of that album led to them signing with New York indie label, Evil Teen, who released The Thrill of Gravity (1998) and The Dumbest Magnets (2000). Produced by Brad Jones and considered to be one of their finest efforts, Magnets, led years of successful touring in the UK and Europe and considerable critical acclaim. The follow-up, also produced by Jones, Forgiven Now, was released on Undertow Records in 2002. After nearly constant touring and recording the band took a well-deserved break in 2003. During the hiatus Dawson recorded the first of a series of solo albums, Dawson and Christiansen recorded an album of duets, and Balletto recorded a solo album under the band name, My Record Player. The band reunited to release The Panic Bell in 2007, an album that leans more toward the power-pop side of their musical personality, followed by For A While in 2013, a life-assessing song cycle which features two of Dawson’s most acclaimed songs, “Mayfly,” and “Saskatchewan To Chicago.” Dawson’s newest solo album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree, came out on Pravda Records in 2021. Dolly Varden is planning to begin work on a new album in 2022.
DOLLY VARDEN
20th Anniversary of "Forgiven Now"
w/ Special Guest Heidi Serwer
RESERVED SEATING AVAILABLE, SEE VENUE FLOORPLAN TO AID IN TICKET SELECTION:
Chicago quintet Dolly Varden is built around the singing and songwriting of husband-and-wife duo Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen, along with Mark Balletto on guitar, Matt Thobe on drums and Mike Bradburn on bass. The lineup has remained the same for 25 years through tours, albums, children and relocations and they continue to enjoy their family-like connection through making music together. Though the band’s name suggests a euphonious connection to a certain country singer, it is actually derived from a rare and beautiful species of trout, which in turn was named after a character in Charles Dickens’ short novel, Barnaby Rudge. Strange, but true: Dawson and Christiansen both had fathers who were avid fishermen who dreamed of one day catching the elusive Dolly Varden in an icy Alaskan lake. Dolly Varden recorded their debut album, Mouthful of Lies, in Christiansen’s art studio on a 4-track cassette machine and released it on their own Mid-Fi label in 1995. The success of that album led to them signing with New York indie label, Evil Teen, who released The Thrill of Gravity (1998) and The Dumbest Magnets (2000). Produced by Brad Jones and considered to be one of their finest efforts, Magnets, led years of successful touring in the UK and Europe and considerable critical acclaim. The follow-up, also produced by Jones, Forgiven Now, was released on Undertow Records in 2002. After nearly constant touring and recording the band took a well-deserved break in 2003. During the hiatus Dawson recorded the first of a series of solo albums, Dawson and Christiansen recorded an album of duets, and Balletto recorded a solo album under the band name, My Record Player. The band reunited to release The Panic Bell in 2007, an album that leans more toward the power-pop side of their musical personality, followed by For A While in 2013, a life-assessing song cycle which features two of Dawson’s most acclaimed songs, “Mayfly,” and “Saskatchewan To Chicago.” Dawson’s newest solo album, At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree, came out on Pravda Records in 2021. Dolly Varden is planning to begin work on a new album in 2022.
Artists
Dolly Varden
Heidi Serwer
